- #1 Foosball Manager
97% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: machnikl
Windows
Build your table football club from nothing. Scout, train, and manage players, set your lineup and tactics, and watch matches unfold on a physics-driven table. Climb the divisions and become a foosball legend.
Why similar: Sports 38.1%, Football (Soccer) 31.1% ★, Simulation 13.1%, Strategy 8.8%, Management 8.3%
- #2 Underdog Futsal
96% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Havenarc
Windows
Become the manager of a small neighborhood futsal club, recruit players on a tight budget, and build your tactics. Manage morale through team activities, shift the momentum with substitutions and tactical changes in tense text-based matches, and grow your team step by step.
Why similar: Sports 41%, Football (Soccer) 28.6% ★, Simulation 11.6%, Strategy 7.7%, Management 7.6%
- #3 Pro 11 - Football Manager Game
96% matchMostly Positive76% of 360 reviews2020
Dev: Trophy Games ApS
Windows
Median: 2.4 hrsMean: 12.3 hrs≥1hr: 65%
Become the best football manager. Join Pro 11 and claim the championship!
Why similar: Sports 45.7%, Football (Soccer) 27.6% ★, Simulation 11.5%, Strategy 10.6%, Management 4.6%
- #4 Football Manager 26
95% matchMostly Negative33% of 32,312 reviews2025
Dev: Sports InteractivePub: SEGA
Windows · Mac
Median: 60.7 hrsMean: 128.5 hrs≥1hr: 96%
Step into the dugout and experience the future of football management.
Why similar: Football (Soccer) 35.9% ★, Sports 35.5%, Simulation 10.9%, Strategy 8.8%, Management 8.3%
- #5 Lords of Football
94% matchMixed52% of 352 reviews2013
Dev: Geniaware SrlPub: Fish Eagle
Windows
Median: 1.9 hrsMean: 9.6 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Lords of Football is a whole new sports lifestyle simulator, played in God Mode.The everyday routine of football is brought to life, simulating footballers' training to improve their skills and all the drama and real-life distractions that unfold during a normal season.
Why similar: Sports 49.8%, Football (Soccer) 24.2% ★, Simulation 12.7%, Strategy 8.9%, Management 3.1%
- #6 Ultimate Club Manager 26
94% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Alpex Studio
Windows
Become the president of your club and make decisions that change its destiny. Manage transfers, staff, finances, media, facilities, and the president's personal life in a deep and dynamic football management experience.
Why similar: Sports 41.8%, Football (Soccer) 33.4% ★, Simulation 14.5%, Management 8.9%, Singleplayer 0.8%
- #7 Pro Soccer Manager 27
93% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Catoo Games
Windows
Become the manager of a football team and take full control of your club. Manage scouting, training, facilities, and squad development. Choose your philosophy: focus on coaching and tactics, or invest in developing the next generation of stars. Success depends on your decisions.
Why similar: Sports 39.7%, Football (Soccer) 29.6% ★, Simulation 13.7%, Strategy 10.4%, Management 6.1%
- #8 Retro Football Boss
91% matchMixed55% of 40 reviews2016
Dev: 1888 GamesPub: Plug In Digital
Windows · Mac
Retro Football Boss is a historical football management simulation featuring the English professional leagues from 1888 to 1998 (with German leagues coming soon). This is your chance to take a trip down memory lane or right the wrongs of the past.
Why similar: Football (Soccer) 41.6% ★, Sports 29%, Simulation 13.2%, Strategy 8%, Management 6.9%
- #9 Footy Ball Tournament 2018
91% match4 user reviews0% of 4 reviews2018
Dev: Heroic Games Studio
Windows
The auto-run football tournament soccer game. Be the player, be the manager.
Why similar: Sports 38.7%, Football (Soccer) 32.4% ★, Simulation 10.5%, Strategy 9.3%, Management 6.8%
- #10 Premier Manager 10
90% matchMixed59% of 29 reviews2020
Dev: Zushi GamesPub: Funbox Media Ltd
Windows
With improved playability from previous versions, and ease of use, Premier Manager ‘10 is the ideal game for those who love the high-pressure world of topflight football management. PLEASE NOTE: You will start from the 2009/10 season.
Why similar: Sports 49.4%, Football (Soccer) 27.9% ★, Simulation 14.5%, Management 8.2%
- #11 Football Club Manager 26 LIVE
89% match7 user reviews86% of 7 reviews2025
Dev: Halfspace Games
Windows
Multiplayer football management built on fair competition. Outsmart rivals with skill and strategy - no random packs, no pay-to-win gameplay. Take charge of your club, build your squad, and prove yourself on the world stage.
Why similar: Football (Soccer) 40.3% ★, Sports 34.1%, Simulation 8.7%, Strategy 8.5%, Management 7.2%
- #12 New Star™ Manager
89% matchVery Positive87% of 516 reviews2018
Dev: New Star Games Ltd.Pub: Five Aces Publishing Ltd.
Windows · Mac
Median: 6.7 hrsMean: 96.4 hrs≥1hr: 86%
This is soccer management like you’ve never experienced it - Be more than just a player, be the head, the heart, and backbone of New Star FC. Be the Manager.
Why similar: Sports 39%, Football (Soccer) 36.4% ★, Simulation 13.9%, Management 9%, Indie 1.7%
- #13 BFM 26
88% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Believr Games Pub: Believr Interactive
Windows
A deep football management simulation where you control tactics, transfers, training, and club development. Build your squad, outsmart rivals, and lead your team to glory.
Why similar: Sports 40.6%, Football (Soccer) 27.1% ★, Simulation 11.6%, Management 9.4%, Strategy 9.2%
- #14 99Managers Futsal Edition
86% match3 user reviews100% of 3 reviews2025
Dev: Simon Dalvai
Windows · Mac · Linux
Manage a futsal team and lead it to success by scouting players and choosing the best tactic and line up for every match. Customize teams and players with the in-game editor. Proudly open source.
Why similar: Football (Soccer) 38.9% ★, Sports 31.8%, Management 11.9%, Simulation 8.3%, Strategy 7%
- #15 UltFoot: Football Manager
87% matchNo user reviews2025
Dev: Scarlett GameStudio
Windows
Manage your football team and take on challenging, realistic tournaments. Develop your squad, trade players, play real-time multiplayer matches, and customize every detail of your club to make it truly unique.
Why similar: Sports 36.2%, Football (Soccer) 31.5% ★, Simulation 12.4%, Strategy 9.5%, Management 8.5%
- #16 Kevin Toms Football Star Manager
85% matchPositive93% of 30 reviews2025
Dev: Kevin TomsPub: Curveball Games
Windows
The original retro-styled football management game remade and re-released in 2025. It's a faithful recreation of the original groundbreaking 1982 Football Manager, the title that launched the football-management genre!
Why similar: Football (Soccer) 37.3% ★, Sports 34.5%, Simulation 9.6%, Management 8.8%, Economy 4%
- #17 Club Soccer Director 2022
84% matchMixed67% of 114 reviews2022
Dev: Go Play Games LtdPub: Go Play Games Ltd
Windows
Take control of a Real Football Club or create your own club, in Club Soccer Director 2022 a fast-paced Football Club Management Game. Download Club Soccer Director 2022 now for FREE & start your Football management journey.
Why similar: Sports 41.8%, Football (Soccer) 26.9% ★, Simulation 13.9%, Strategy 10.3%, Management 6%
- #18 Player's Eleven
84% matchVery Positive83% of 52 reviews2020
Dev: Green Pitch Gaming
Windows
You're the manager and it's your team. Play Player's Eleven now! Run the club of your choice or work your way up from the bottom to the top. Extensive editing options available.
Why similar: Football (Soccer) 42% ★, Sports 29.3%, Management 13.3%, Simulation 11.1%, 2D 2.2%
- #19 Empire Eleven 2026
83% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: NextStation Games
Windows
Build your football empire. Scout talent, manage finances, develop tactics and lead your club from obscurity to glory in a deep football management simulation.
Why similar: Sports 37.4%, Football (Soccer) 30.1% ★, Simulation 12.8%, Strategy 9.8%, Management 8.1%
- #20 Football Owner 2025
82% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Harmonia Games
Windows
Take charge of your football club in Football Owner 2025! Build your dream team, manage finances, make key transfers, and lead your club to glory. Can you handle the pressure and become the ultimate football owner?
Why similar: Sports 39.1%, Football (Soccer) 28.6% ★, Simulation 9.4%, Management 9.1%, Strategy 6.8%
- #21 Player's Eleven - A Football Manager Game
82% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Green Pitch Gaming
Windows
No unnecessary complexity, no endless menus: Startelf is a football management game focused on transfers, squad building, and the decisions that truly matter.
Why similar: Sports 42%, Football (Soccer) 31.9% ★, Simulation 10.7%, Management 10.4%, Strategy 3.2%
- #22 FC Tycoon 2027
81% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Darkwave Studios
Windows
A data-driven football management simulation where you control every aspect of your club’s journey — from tactics, scouting, and player development to finances, facilities, and legacy. Build your philosophy, shape your destiny, and lead your team to greatness.
Why similar: Sports 36.6%, Football (Soccer) 30.3% ★, Simulation 13.2%, Management 10.4%, Strategy 8%
- #23 New Star™ Soccer 5
81% matchMostly Positive70% of 855 reviews2012
Dev: New Star Games
Windows
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 13.2 hrs≥1hr: 62%
Live the life of an up-and-coming superstar in this unique football career game. Start out as a 16 year old lad and work your way to the top to become a footballing legend!
Why similar: Sports 47.1%, Football (Soccer) 37.1% ★, Simulation 14%, Indie 1.8%
- #24 PIX Football Manager
79% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: PeytonParrishGames
Windows
PIX Football Manager is a nostalgic, casual football management simulator focused on scouting. Set your tactics, find hidden gems, and improve your facilities as you build a dynasty. With no visible player stats, you must spot talent yourself. Grab your clipboard, the game starts now.
Why similar: Football (Soccer) 35% ★, Sports 30.9%, Simulation 10.1%, Management 8.3%, Strategy 7.8%
- #25 Football Academy Manager
75% matchNo user reviews92% of 193 reviews2026
Dev: Hubi
Windows
Run your own football academy. Scout and discover young talents, evaluate their potential, manage their development through training, and negotiate transfers with clubs to grow your prestige and influence.
Why similar: Football (Soccer) 38% ★, Sports 29.2%, Management 12.6%, Economy 9.1%, Simulation 5.9%
- #26 Global Soccer: A Management Game 2018
78% matchMixed63% of 24 reviews2018
Dev: Forever Young Games
Windows
In Global Soccer: A Management Game 2018 there are no restrictions, the whole world becomes playable! The 210 playable nations and the 4000+ playable clubs guarantees truly infinite hours to play.
Why similar: Football (Soccer) 43.7% ★, Sports 29.3%, Management 10.6%, Strategy 7.7%, Simulation 5.9%
- #27 Matchday Manager
77% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Lucky Conker Games
Windows
Pure football management stripped to its essence. Build your squad, develop talent, and dominate the league. No press conferences, no social media just tactical decisions that matter. Inspired by the golden age of text-based management sims.
Why similar: Football (Soccer) 35.7% ★, Sports 30.1%, Simulation 15%, Management 9.6%, Strategy 7.7%
- #28 WE ARE FOOTBALL 2027
76% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Winning Streak Games GmbH
Windows
WE ARE FOOTBALL 2027 is the ultimate challenge for manager fans and anyone who wants to become one! Accessible, with great depth of play, a focus on tactics and more than 200 simulated countries. Now with a new creative mode that lets you tailor the game perfectly to your preferences!
Why similar: Football (Soccer) 37.8% ★, Sports 30.2%, Simulation 10.4%, Management 9.7%, Economy 7.3%
- #29 Pocket League Story
74% matchVery Positive90% of 181 reviews2022
Dev: Kairosoft Co.,Ltd
Windows
Train your team to battle to the top in this sensational soccer team simulation!
Why similar: Football (Soccer) 42.8% ★, Sports 29.2%, Simulation 8.7%, Strategy 6.6%, Management 4.8%
- #30 Super Arcade Soccer
76% matchMixed56% of 57 reviews2019
Dev: Ruben Alcañiz
Windows · Mac
Classic Football is back with Super Arcade Soccer. Super Arcade Soccer is a fun soccer game with arcade playability; direct, accessible control; and a wide range of actions, such as passing, centering, skill shots…
Why similar: Sports 52.2%, Football (Soccer) 30.4% ★, Simulation 15.3%, Indie 2.2%
- #31 Non-League Football Manager
74% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Black Cannon Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Manage one of over 1,000 real non-league clubs through the English football pyramid. Day jobs, ground grading, gate receipts, cup runs, and a world where clubs can fold around you. Football management at its most real.
Why similar: Sports 38.5%, Football (Soccer) 37.1% ★, Simulation 13.9%, Strategy 10.1%, Singleplayer 0.4%
- #32 WE ARE FOOTBALL
72% matchMostly Positive77% of 1,451 reviews2021
Dev: Winning Streak GamesPub: THQ Nordic
Windows
Median: 5.4 hrsMean: 33.5 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Lead your football club through national championships and to international stardom. Take over an established men’s or women’s team of your choice as its manager or bring a small team into the big league.
Why similar: Football (Soccer) 45.3% ★, Sports 33.5%, Management 7.4%, Simulation 6.9%, Strategy 6.5%
- #33 Futuball - Future Football Manager Game
73% matchMostly Positive72% of 78 reviews2020
Dev: Trophy Games
Windows
Clone the best football stars and manage your dream team.
Why similar: Sports 56.3%, Simulation 17.8%, Strategy 15.5%, Football (Soccer) 8% ★, Management 2.3%
- #34 Balance of Soccer
73% match4 user reviews25% of 4 reviews2018
Dev: Stepiral Studio
Windows
This is a 3D soccer simulation game. Including complete 2026 FIFA World Cup schedule. You can freely set the team's formation and tactics, and you can also control the players in real time.
Why similar: Sports 44.1%, Football (Soccer) 37.5% ★, Simulation 13.8%, Casual 2.5%, Indie 2.1%
- #35 Football Star Life 23/24
72% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Seb Quilici
Windows
Become a football player and lead the career of your dreams. Be precise, score as many goals as possible, make the right choices during the transfer window, win numerous prestigious trophies, and become a legend!
Why similar: Sports 47.4%, Football (Soccer) 32.5% ★, Simulation 15.4%, Casual 3.1%, Indie 0.8%
- #36 Football Director
71% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Syra Games
Windows
A football management game where you're not the coach, you're the club owner. Hire and fire the coaching staff, sign players, negotiate with sponsors, control the finances and build a winning organisation from the boardroom.
Why similar: Football (Soccer) 43.7% ★, Sports 29.8%, Simulation 12.3%, Strategy 11.5%, 2D 1.8%
- #37 F11 Football Manager
69% matchPositive80% of 25 reviews2025
Dev: Factotum
Windows · Mac
Manage your own club in F11 Football Manager. Sign players, upgrade the stadium, negotiate sponsorships and devise tactics to lead your team to glory. Do you have what it takes to be the best football manager?
Why similar: Sports 47.6%, Football (Soccer) 22.4% ★, Simulation 13.8%, Strategy 7.3%, Management 6.8%
- #38 WFO World Football Online
71% matchMixed60% of 10 reviews2022
Dev: Cagatay GuvenPub: Eren Aydin
Windows
WFO World Football Online is an online football management game with a non-scripted match engine on a virtual football world continuously developed by AI.
Why similar: Sports 46.1%, Football (Soccer) 36% ★, Simulation 11.3%, Strategy 6.7%
- #39 Director of Management: Football Club
70% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Rusthorn
Windows · Mac · Linux
The deepest football management sim ever built. 577 territories. 15,000+ competitions. 20,000+ clubs. 500,000+ players and staff. Men's and women's football simulated equally. No microtransactions. Steam Deck ready.
Why similar: Sports 53.8%, Simulation 18.6%, Strategy 14%, Management 10.4%, 2D 2.5%
- #40 Football Career Mode 26
68% match6 user reviews33% of 6 reviews2025
Dev: 44games
Windows
Football Career Mode 26 is a straightforward football manager game. Choose a club, choose a sponsor and start your football manager career! Lead your club to the top through transfers, scouting, infrastructure updates and much more and win as many titles as possible!
Why similar: Sports 39.9%, Football (Soccer) 33.9% ★, Simulation 11.6%, Strategy 7%, Management 5.4%
- #41 Global Soccer: A Management Game 2019
70% matchMostly Negative36% of 14 reviews2019
Dev: Forever Young Games
Windows
In Global Soccer: A Management Game 2019 there are no restrictions, the whole world becomes playable! The 210 playable nations and the 4000+ playable clubs guarantees truly infinite hours to play.
Why similar: Football (Soccer) 35.1% ★, Sports 28.5%, Management 11.1%, Economy 9.2%, Simulation 6.5%
- #42 Sports Betting Simulator
69% match3 user reviews67% of 3 reviews2021
Dev: Ashina Games
Windows
This is a sports betting simulation game. You have to make bets and earn money in order to achieve set goals and advance in your adventure.
Why similar: Sports 45%, Football (Soccer) 28.5% ★, Simulation 11.7%, Strategy 7.8%, Management 6.5%
- #43 Football Pitch Simulator
65% matchVery Positive92% of 182 reviews2025
Dev: Incipient Day
Windows · Mac
Build your own football pitch business. Make repairs, expand your facilities, and attract the interest of football fans.
Why similar: Sports 40.5%, Football (Soccer) 36.6% ★, Simulation 17.8%, Casual 3.4%, Indie 0.9%
- #44 Retro Manager
66% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2026
Dev: Mark StablesPub: Metaguard Studios LLC
Windows · Mac
A fast-paced retro football management game inspired by the 90s. Build your squad, tweak tactics, and watch matches unfold minute-by-minute.
Why similar: Football (Soccer) 41.4% ★, Sports 28.3%, Simulation 12.1%, Management 9.9%, Idler 4.6%
- #45 Penalty Shooters 2
65% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2025
Dev: NUSPEKO
Windows
A fast-paced football penalty shootout game where you pick from 360 teams across 12 leagues, aim with the mouse, and click to dive as the keeper. Outsmart smart AI goalkeepers and climb from group stage to knockout glory.
Why similar: Football (Soccer) 51.5% ★, Sports 44.7%, 2D 2.7%, Singleplayer 1.1%
- #46 World Basketball Manager 2
68% matchMixed55% of 38 reviews2017
Dev: Icehole GamesPub: Strategy First
Windows · Mac
Start an international career as a basketball manager in the ultimate old school sport management game! WBM2 is not just the latest addition to the successful series of basketball management games, but a completely new game, based on a super fast engine and a friendly and simple interface!
Why similar: Sports 57.4%, Simulation 15.8%, Strategy 13.9%, Management 12.9%
- #47 Football Referee Simulator
63% matchVery Positive91% of 493 reviews2024
Dev: Vladimir Pliashkun
Windows
Median: 1.2 hrsMean: 5.8 hrs≥1hr: 51%
Football Referee Simulator—the groundbreaking game that puts you in the referee's shoes! Are you ready to kickstart your career in the lower divisions and ascend to legendary status by overseeing thrilling finals?
Why similar: Sports 46.9%, Football (Soccer) 39.4% ★, Simulation 10.5%, 2D 2%, Indie 0.7%